Yes, we are giant nerds.
But this is still one of my favorite additions to the basement. A little representation of one of my favorite movies.
Lightsaber made by The Saber Factory and it came out amazing. Great detail. Love the customizations.
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The weekend has gotten away from me and I still have a few things I need to do this evening, so I am not expecting to get to write a newsletter this week. However, I do want to plug this new Oversize album, Vital Signs, that came out on Friday. It's very shoegaze/grunge-y, but with a nice balance of melody and heavier moments. It gets a full throated recommendation. Listen: https://chorus.fm/share/alb...
This week’s wall picks.
I was happy to add that Butch Walker album to the collection this week.
Two Cool New Apps
Hyperspace, from John Siracusa:
Hyperspace finds files with identical contents and then reclaims the disk space taken by all but one of the identical files—without removing any of the files.
And Framous, from Charlie Chapman:
Framous is the fastest and easiest way to add device frames around your screenshots.
It’s what I used to make the images for my latest home screen blog post.
My iOS 18 Home Screen
The last time I posted about my iOS home screen was back in 2021. In some ways, not much has changed in how I set up my device, but in other ways, the entire philosophy is new. So, I figured now was a good time to share my current home screens. Yes, plural, because I’ve completely embraced the focus mode lifestyle. Let’s dive in.
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Another month has come to an end.
February brought the cold. We saw snow. We saw “feels like” temperatures that were just cruel for the Pacific Northwest. But the last few days have seen the return of the sun.
Cats, records, beer. Not a bad month.
February 2025
I’ve wanted to pick up one of these signed handwritten lyric sheets from Ryan of Yellowcard for a while. When the latest shop opened up, I finally went for it. I picked a song that’s meant a whole lot to me over the years, “Back Home.” It’s a song that started as an anthem for a young me off in college and thinking about what I’d left behind. It’s now a song that makes me think about all I have right now, and how far I’ve come from being that silly kid running off to California.
I’m super happy with how it turned out and can’t wait to frame it for the office wall.
I updated my Misc. Recommendations post with some new things and made a few minor website updates.
2/22/25 (Ten Songs)
Ten songs is a weekly playlist from Jason Tate featuring songs enjoyed over the previous week. It is included in every edition of the Liner Notes newsletter and is free to sign up for via email.
This playlist is available on Spotify and Apple Music.
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This week’s newsletter has early thoughts on the new Underoath album, some music recs of things I’ve been really enjoying over the past few weeks, and some website updates. This week’s supporter Q&A post can be found here.
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